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Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… and taxpayers. The Clerk also did not: Always date stamp real property tax receipts – 66 percent of Town and … all real property tax collections in accordance with New York State Town Law (Town Law) Section 35. Deposit all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Town of Pound Ridge – Procurement and Claims Auditing (2024M-150)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Pound Ridge (Town) Board (Board) procured goods and services in … Determine whether the Town of Pound Ridge Town Board Board procured goods and services in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/01/town-pound-ridge-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2024m-150Fairview Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2025M-75)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Fairview Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire … Determine whether the Fairview Fire Districts District Board of Fire Commissioners …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/03/13/fairview-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2025m-75Village of Skaneateles – Claims Auditing (2024M-68)
… appropriate and properly audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings While the claims we reviewed were … audited, paid without approval, or not properly supported to meet the competitive procurement requirements, it … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/06/village-skaneateles-claims-auditing-2024m-68Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… expenditure budget-to-actual reports were not accurate. For example, the reports did not include $551,134 of real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers … of financial operations. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… six weeks after month-end, were not accurate. For example, the general fund cash balance was repeatedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Hamburg Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-32)
… January 1, 2013 through December 23, 2014. Background The Hamburg Industrial Development Agency is an independent … job opportunities and economic welfare in the Town of Hamburg by providing financing and tax incentives as … comprises nine members who are appointed by the Town of Hamburg Board. The Agency reported 48 active projects with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/06/19/hamburg-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-andDelaware County – Assigned Counsel (2016M-384)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the County’s assigned counsel plan and the … paid over $2.9 million for assigned counsel costs over the last three years. Key Findings County officials began working … (DCBA) to update the County’s assigned counsel plan when the State Office of Indigent Legal Services (OILS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/18/delaware-county-assigned-counsel-2016m-384Monroe County – Golf Course Contract Management (2014M-111)
… Monroe County Golf Course Contract Management 2014M111 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/11/monroe-county-golf-course-contract-management-2014m-111Buffalo City School District – Special Education and Grant Administration (2017M-73)
… The District bills based on nonresident tuition (NRT) rates calculated by the New York State Department of … District’s actual costs are generally greater than NYSED rates. The District was not rebilling school districts of residence when NYSED released updated NRT rates. The District does not include assistive technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/30/buffalo-city-school-district-special-education-and-grant-administrationVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B26-6-3)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the tentative 2026-27 budget. Background The Village of … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/04/10/village-suffern-budget-review-b26-6-3Belfast Central School District – Procurement (2016M-317)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s procurement procedures for the … procurement policy that requires competition for purchases not subject to bidding requirements, the policy does not … require District officials to properly document compliance when they sought competition. District officials could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/belfast-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-317Village of Albion – Water and Sewer Rents (2013M-108)
… internal controls over the billing and collection of water and sewer rents for the period January 1, 2010, to … and a Mayor. Budgeted appropriations for the general, water and sewer funds in the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $6.5 … controls over the billing, collection and accounting for water and sewer rents. The Board did not properly segregate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/21/village-albion-water-and-sewer-rents-2013m-108Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School – School Building Lease (2013M-138)
… July 1, 2006, to April 22, 2013. Background The Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School is located in the City of Buffalo and was established in 2004. The Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School is governed by a Board of … Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School School Building Lease …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/26/buffalo-academy-science-charter-school-school-building-lease-2013m-138Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Board Oversight (2015M-33)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the IDA’s process for approving, monitoring and … County Legislators. Key Findings Because the TCIDA does not employ any staff, they hired the Tompkins County Area … (TCAD), a not-for-profit development organization, to perform all TCIDA’s administrative and financial services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-boardVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B21-6-2)
… deficits in the Village’s general, water, sewer and capital projects funds as of May 31, 2015. New York State … obligations are outstanding. Key Findings Significant revenue and expenditure estimates in the tentative budget are … we estimate the total 2021-22 collections for sewer rent revenue will be approximately $2.25 million, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/04/16/village-suffern-budget-review-b21-6-2City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-15-24)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $15 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general … to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/12/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-15-24Highland Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-358)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, … estimates. Adopt a formal budget process detailing how District officials should prepare the budget and monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/highland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-358Village of Walton – Bio-Digester Capital Plan (2016M-378)
Village of Walton BioDigester Capital Plan 2016M378
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-walton-bio-digester-capital-plan-2016m-378DiNapoli: School District and Big City Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Second Straight Year
… said. “School district and municipal officials must exercise fiscal prudence to stay under the cap amid these … districts and 10 cities with fiscal years starting July 1, 2023, including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-school-district-and-big-city-tax-levy-cap-2-percent-second-straight-year